Adjustable flower-stand



No. 6l3,985. Patented Nov. 8, I898.

J. R. GADBURY.

ADJUSTABLE FLOWER STAND.

(Application filed Mar. 19; 1898.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN R. GADBURY, OF TAMA, IOWA.

ADJUSTABLE FLOWER-STAN D.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 613,985, dated November 8, 1898. Application filed March 19 1898. Serial No. 674,501. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN R. GADBURY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Tama, in the county of Tama and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Flower- Stands; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Myinvention relates to new and useful improvements in adjustable flower-stands, and has for its object to provide means for supporting flowers which may be readily adj usted to suit the convenience.

With this and other objects in view my inventionconsists in the novel details of construction and combination of parts, to be more fully described in the following specification and clearly set forth in the annexed claim.

Referring to I the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which like letters of reference indicate like parts,

ignre 1 is a perspective View of my improved flower-stand. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of a bearing, showing one section removed; and Fig. 3 is a horizontal section through one of the bearings.

In the drawings, A represents a standard suitably supported on a pedestal B to stand rigid and firm against any tendency to overturn due to an excess of weight borne on one side. At intervals along the standard are annular grooves 0,-surrounded byrings P, formed of sections, having similar grooves registering with the grooves O to form annular passage-ways between the standard and rings. In these passage-Ways are arranged sets of balls E, which are free to revolve, forming ball-bearings between the rings and standard. The sections of each ring are held to= gether by bolts F, passing through ears G on one section and threaded into similar ears on the other section.

Brackets H extend upward from the ring -P along the standard and support semicircular shelves I on their upper ends, which have curved cut-away portions to allow them to fit close to the standard. Thus I provide a series of shelves which are easily and independently adjustable and may be used to supporta num= ber of flower-pots or the like. When it is used, the flowers can readily be turned to receive the light to their best advantage or brought to a position from which they may be trimmed or otherwise attended to.

It is obvious that my invention may be used for many other purposes to advantage, such as a revolving bookcase, photographprinting stand, ora display-stand.

Having thus fully described my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is---'- In a device of the character described, a standard suitably supported having annu lar grooves therein, rings surrounding the standard formed of sections having similar grooves, balls in the passage-way formed by the grooves of the'standard and the rings, ears on said ring-sections, bolts threaded through the ears to secure the sections together, brackets on the rings, and semicircular shelves having curved cut-away portions supported on the brackets,- substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN R. GADBURY. 

